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Meaning of 鸽

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(Trad.: 鴿)HSK 6
Pinyin:
English Definition: pigeon; dove
Chinese Definition:
①鸟,品种很多,翅膀大,常成群飞翔。有的经人工驯化后能够传递书信、常用做和平的象征:鸽子。和平鸽。信鸽。原鸽(鸽的一种,亦称“野鸽”)。鹁鸽(鸽的一种,亦称“家鸽”)。鸽哨。
Total strokes: 11; Radical:
Pictophonetic: indicates the sound; (bird) conveys the meaning.
Character Formation:
  • Left to right
    • [ ] to combine, to join, to unite; to gather
    • [ niǎo ] bird
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Example Words
和平鸽 píng dove of peace
信鸽 xìn homing pigeon; carrier pigeon
鹁鸽 pigeon
飞鸽 fēi Flying Pigeon (famous bicycle brand, made in Tianjin since 1936)
鸽子HSK 6 zi pigeon; dove; various birds of the family Columbidae
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Example Sentences
1
Even Homer sometimes nods.
2
The magician can turn a rabbit into a dove.